Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam – Episode 374
Hear about travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jodi Ettenberg from legalnomads.com. Visually Ho Chi Minh City looks more chaotic than Rome, Istanbul or ...
Shogun Statue at the Toshogu Temple – Nikko, Japan – Daily Photo
This shogun statue picture is from the Toshogu Temple in Nikko, Japan. The temple is dedicated to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu who united the country in 1617.
Terra-cotta Warriors – Xi’an China – Daily Photo
One of the fascinating thing about China’s First Emperor’s Terra-cotta is that the soldiers all have different expressions. As you can see from this photo, even the horses have different expressions.
Fox Shrine Tori Gates – Kyoto, Japan – Daily Photo
One of my favorite Shinto Shrines that I visited in Kyoto, Japan was the Fox Shrine. While the shrines does not hold any religious significance for me, I loved the look of ...
Day Trip From Tokyo – The Temples and Shrines of Kamakura, Japan
Tokyo is a large and busy city and if, while you are visiting it, you desire a break from its crowds and skyscrapers then I would recommend a day trip to the ...
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden – Tokyo, Japan – Daily Photo
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is in Tokyo, Japan located next to the Tokyo Dome. It is a tranquil spot in a busy city. Hear more about my recent trip to Japan in this ...
Travel to Japan – Episode 364
Hear about travel to Japan on the Amateur Traveler as I relate stories from my recent trip to Tokyo, the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto, the castle at Hikone, the shrines ...
Japan Vending Machines
One of the things that I had heard about Japan before I visited there was the ubiquity of the vending machine culture, but even knowing that I was surmised by the ubiquity ...
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil – Nikko, Japan – Daily Photo
These 3 little monkeys are not a major nor a large part of the decoration on the Toshogu Temple in Nikko, Japan. But people line up to see these famous “hear no ...
Show Covered Toshogu Temple – Nikko, Japan – Daily Photo
Snow Covered Toshogu Temple – Nikko, Japan – Photo The Toshogu Temple in Nikko is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is significant in the culture and history of Japan because of ...
